Gambia vs United Arab Emirates: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Gambia
213,295
in 2010
United Arab Emirates
251,974
in 2010
Gambia rank
135th
United Arab Emirates rank
134th

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time

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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 251,974 against 213,295 in Gambia, a difference of 38,679.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 135th and United Arab Emirates ranks 134th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 8 and United Arab Emirates in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1780s 60,595 52,128 8,467 Gambia
1790s 56,810 51,796 5,014 Gambia
1800s 53,199 51,577 1,622 Gambia
1810s 49,881 51,387 1,506 United Arab Emirates
1820s 51,368 54,411 3,043 United Arab Emirates
1830s 52,884 57,973 5,088 United Arab Emirates
1840s 54,403 61,732 7,329 United Arab Emirates
1850s 56,007 65,803 9,796 United Arab Emirates
1860s 57,611 70,101 12,490 United Arab Emirates
1870s 59,972 74,965 14,993 United Arab Emirates
1880s 62,453 80,397 17,944 United Arab Emirates
1890s 65,020 86,453 21,432 United Arab Emirates
1900s 67,704 93,245 25,542 United Arab Emirates
1910s 70,504 100,605 30,101 United Arab Emirates
1920s 86,373 107,069 20,696 United Arab Emirates
1930s 105,742 115,097 9,355 United Arab Emirates
1940s 129,486 124,233 5,253 Gambia
1950s 158,599 134,450 24,149 Gambia
1960s 201,582 180,241 21,341 Gambia
1970s 201,410 180,185 21,225 Gambia
1980s 201,322 179,986 21,336 Gambia
1990s 218,849 224,196 5,347 United Arab Emirates
2000s 220,393 292,829 72,436 United Arab Emirates
2010s 213,295 251,974 38,679 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how much global land is used as pasture for livestock?, Gambia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 251,974 against 213,295 in Gambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Gambia and United Arab Emirates?
38,679, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and United Arab Emirates?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Gambia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Gambia ranks 135th and United Arab Emirates ranks 134th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed

The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.